It’s 1980, and 11-year-old Moon Blake has spent most of his life hiding out in the forests of Alabama with his father, an anti-government radical who clings to conspiracy theories and trusts no one. Moon’s life suddenly changes when the land is sold and his father dies. He has never known any truth but his Papa, and so he tries to follow his last instructions: make your way to Alaska where “people could still make a living off trapping.”